Kenya is actually a decent country. I mean if you go to Africa every country has it's own issues with poverty and this is not restricted to Africa at alone. I mean i have seen worse cases in places like India and the numbers there are worse because of the huge population. Even US has it's own problems with poverty there are several hundred thousand homeless people in LA alone.
I was in Nairobi and Mombasa and Malindi recently the cities were fairly clean. Nairobi infact amazed me. It's developed so much since the lasttime i was here and it's more organized. Nairobi has most of the stuff you will find in any major city the west only thing they don't have is a subway.
There are slums in Kibera & Mathare but they have started to build new houses to replace them. There's a plan to actually do away with them so i'm sure the nexttime i visit Kenya they might be gone. I met a few of the current leaders and they seem determined to change a lot of things.
There also seems to be lots of new investments especially in Telecommunications, agriculture and construction. Tthe economy is also doing good.
I was there when Sir Richard Branson launched his Virgin Airlines. If you look at the statistics Kenya looks like the place to be in Africa. The Kenyan Airline Kenya Airways is the best in Africa. Kenyas cellphone sector is crazy. Companies are making crazy profits. They even have great Cell Apps you can now transfer money on your cellphones even read newspapers i know his is not new in the west but i was impressed.
Kenya is the biggest exporter of horticultural products like fruits and flowers to the European Union. It's also the biggest exporter of tea in Africa 2nd in the world. Its Also one of the biggest coffee producers in the world. Infact Kenyan coffee has one of the best blend in the world. You can confirm this at starbucks. Many countries use Kenyan coffee and tea to blend theirs.
Losts of big world corporations Africa headquaters seem to be in Nairobi. Even UNEP is based in Nairobi. Even GE is shifting to Nairobi from SA.
They have probably the best educated pool of professionals in Africa. English is also spoken widely in Kenya. Kenya sends the most number of students to study in US and UK than any other African country. You can check the statistics at the state dept.
Kenya also has the best Athletes in Africa.
Theres just great drive among Kenyans and they are smart and suave. There's also a good mix of locals and foreigners in Kenya.
Kenyans are enthusiastic and seemed more knowledgeable than the people i met in other parts of Africa. Kenyans know more about other countries and are more aggressive and friendly. There's also a good mix of both modern and traditional plus its a beautiful country with good nature.
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On the otherside if you go really deep into Kenya theres still alot to be done. Hopefully the new leaders will work hard and build their country. I will definately visit Kenya again I love Safaris and Mombasa.
I would urge most people who view Africa as a wasteland or hot place or por place to visit first hand and not just stay in their hotels but go deep and talk to the regular folks thats how you will learn about Africa. By the way my Kenyan colleague tells me that Nairobi is near the Equator so it's not hot at all the weather is always nice. Like now it's cold in Nairobi because when its summer in Europe it's really cold in Kenya.
S Africa by the way is great too.
Google should be fine in Kenya.
I call BS on this one. While I'm sure the $$ figures are higher in the west, it affects the rich who want something done that isn't quite above board.
Please white people crap. If you follow the trails of corruption in Africa it always poins to a white dude or white corporation. whites are the most corrupt people on earth. For example Recross pretends to be saving sick african children while all that money goes into expatriate salaries and stealing.
In Kenya the common people have to pay bribes to get the simplest government work done. Drivers expect to pay bribes at every police check (every 5km or so). You pay bribes to pass a driving test, to get a title deed. You name it, it costs money "under the table". There are three ways to get things done in Kenya, have a friend in the right place, pay some money under the table, or wait -- and wait and wait.
Just look at your post for a supposedly intelligent guy. I lived in Kenya all my life and never payed a bribe. Which Kenya are you talking about? All you posts have nothing related to the above topic. just social garbage. Google is far much better of in Kenya than SA.There's more tech talent in Kenya.
I call BS on this one. While I'm sure the $$ figures are higher in the west, it affects the rich who want something done that isn't quite above board.
Please white people crap.
If you follow the trails of corruption in Africa it always poins to a white dude or white corporation. whites are the most corrupt people on earth.
For example Recross pretends to be saving sick african children while all that money goes into expatriate salaries and stealing.
In Kenya the common people have to pay bribes to get the simplest government work done. Drivers expect to pay bribes at every police check (every 5km or so). You pay bribes to pass a driving test, to get a title deed. You name it, it costs money "under the table".
There are three ways to get things done in Kenya, have a friend in the right place, pay some money under the table, or wait -- and wait and wait.
Just look at your post for a supposedly intelligent guy. I lived in Kenya all my life and never payed a bribe. Which Kenya are you talking about?
All you posts have nothing related to the above topic. just social garbage.
Google is far much better of in Kenya than SA.
Infact there are lots of Kenyan Doctors and Engineers working in SA.This was due to President Mois bad leadership hes no longer the leader though. SA blacks due to white apertheid didn't get good education or didn't go to school at all so they have along way to go before catching up with Kenyas educated work pool.
The current govt is trying and Kenya has continued uninterrupted to produce and educated work force. Kenya hasnt had wars like some African countries.
You go to Kenya for a Safari then pretend to know the whole of kenya. very pathetic individual.
I have been shot at several times in US too. And theres far more chance of being shot here than Kenya. Kenyans dont carry guns. Here almost everyone has a gun. The other week somebody was shot because of pepper at some restaurant. imagine pepper. what about the lunatic who killed over 30 students. Drugs and other stuff. I mean im just trying to compar. Your mentality is that you expected Kenya to be really nice. I mean every country has its dark side.
So much for an Tech post.
Guys you come to Kenya for a few months then pretend to be experts about African life.
Any idiot can guess theres more corruption in US and Asia than Africa and the numbers are far bigger than you think.
Being from UK infact UK is more corrupt and you are the guys who stole from Africa and murdered Africans while building your country. You have the blood of slave traders and murderers and criminals in you. So dont pretend to be the nice guy here. I would rather here crap from an American than a British idiot.
Also this post was about Technology and google setting up base in Kenya. What has kenyan food got to do with it?
I love Kenya and Kenyan food.
It's about time. Many big foreign corporations Africa headquarters are based in Nairobi. GE recently moved it's Africa office to Kenya from SA as an example. Nairobi is also the host city of several United Nations agencies like UNEP and HABITAT as well as other international organizations.
Kenya is also strategically located on the map of Africa unlike SA. Most of the current innovations are truly African driven unlike SA where most of the economy is still dominated by whites. Also SA Blacks have alot of catching up to do education wise.
Kenya's Telecomunications sector is exploding. Kenya Airways has been voted consistently the best airline in Africa. Nairobi also has the most airline connections to other cities from Africa than any airline in Africa. It's therefore the ideal hub. Even Richard Branson was in Nairobi last month to launch Virgin airlines from Nairobi to London. Hes also eyeing investments in other areas like telecomunications.
Kenya has a huge educated pool of workers. Kenya even sends the most number of students to study in America than any African country. And also Kenya has been a haven of peace in Africa no civil wars and the kind. Kenyans are always in a hurry, friendly and are agressive as this SA website says: http://www.africaalmanac.com/top20townscitys.html
Lastly Kenyans love nature Kenya is beautiful and famous for its Safaris and world beating Athletes
Even the word "Safari" is Kenyan Swahili for travel.
Lastly theres enuff coffee for google geeks so expect some great code.
There's no reason why not to choose Kenya.
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Kenya is actually a decent country. I mean if you go to Africa every country has it's own issues with poverty and this is not restricted to Africa at alone. I mean i have seen worse cases in places like India and the numbers there are worse because of the huge population. Even US has it's own problems with poverty there are several hundred thousand homeless people in LA alone. I was in Nairobi and Mombasa and Malindi recently the cities were fairly clean. Nairobi infact amazed me. It's developed so much since the lasttime i was here and it's more organized. Nairobi has most of the stuff you will find in any major city the west only thing they don't have is a subway. There are slums in Kibera & Mathare but they have started to build new houses to replace them. There's a plan to actually do away with them so i'm sure the nexttime i visit Kenya they might be gone. I met a few of the current leaders and they seem determined to change a lot of things. There also seems to be lots of new investments especially in Telecommunications, agriculture and construction. Tthe economy is also doing good. I was there when Sir Richard Branson launched his Virgin Airlines. If you look at the statistics Kenya looks like the place to be in Africa. The Kenyan Airline Kenya Airways is the best in Africa. Kenyas cellphone sector is crazy. Companies are making crazy profits. They even have great Cell Apps you can now transfer money on your cellphones even read newspapers i know his is not new in the west but i was impressed. Kenya is the biggest exporter of horticultural products like fruits and flowers to the European Union. It's also the biggest exporter of tea in Africa 2nd in the world. Its Also one of the biggest coffee producers in the world. Infact Kenyan coffee has one of the best blend in the world. You can confirm this at starbucks. Many countries use Kenyan coffee and tea to blend theirs. Losts of big world corporations Africa headquaters seem to be in Nairobi. Even UNEP is based in Nairobi. Even GE is shifting to Nairobi from SA. They have probably the best educated pool of professionals in Africa. English is also spoken widely in Kenya. Kenya sends the most number of students to study in US and UK than any other African country. You can check the statistics at the state dept. Kenya also has the best Athletes in Africa. Theres just great drive among Kenyans and they are smart and suave. There's also a good mix of locals and foreigners in Kenya. Kenyans are enthusiastic and seemed more knowledgeable than the people i met in other parts of Africa. Kenyans know more about other countries and are more aggressive and friendly. There's also a good mix of both modern and traditional plus its a beautiful country with good nature. . On the otherside if you go really deep into Kenya theres still alot to be done. Hopefully the new leaders will work hard and build their country. I will definately visit Kenya again I love Safaris and Mombasa. I would urge most people who view Africa as a wasteland or hot place or por place to visit first hand and not just stay in their hotels but go deep and talk to the regular folks thats how you will learn about Africa. By the way my Kenyan colleague tells me that Nairobi is near the Equator so it's not hot at all the weather is always nice. Like now it's cold in Nairobi because when its summer in Europe it's really cold in Kenya. S Africa by the way is great too. Google should be fine in Kenya.
I call BS on this one. While I'm sure the $$ figures are higher in the west, it affects the rich who want something done that isn't quite above board. Please white people crap. If you follow the trails of corruption in Africa it always poins to a white dude or white corporation. whites are the most corrupt people on earth. For example Recross pretends to be saving sick african children while all that money goes into expatriate salaries and stealing. In Kenya the common people have to pay bribes to get the simplest government work done. Drivers expect to pay bribes at every police check (every 5km or so). You pay bribes to pass a driving test, to get a title deed. You name it, it costs money "under the table". There are three ways to get things done in Kenya, have a friend in the right place, pay some money under the table, or wait -- and wait and wait. Just look at your post for a supposedly intelligent guy. I lived in Kenya all my life and never payed a bribe. Which Kenya are you talking about? All you posts have nothing related to the above topic. just social garbage. Google is far much better of in Kenya than SA.There's more tech talent in Kenya.
I call BS on this one. While I'm sure the $$ figures are higher in the west, it affects the rich who want something done that isn't quite above board. Please white people crap. If you follow the trails of corruption in Africa it always poins to a white dude or white corporation. whites are the most corrupt people on earth. For example Recross pretends to be saving sick african children while all that money goes into expatriate salaries and stealing. In Kenya the common people have to pay bribes to get the simplest government work done. Drivers expect to pay bribes at every police check (every 5km or so). You pay bribes to pass a driving test, to get a title deed. You name it, it costs money "under the table". There are three ways to get things done in Kenya, have a friend in the right place, pay some money under the table, or wait -- and wait and wait. Just look at your post for a supposedly intelligent guy. I lived in Kenya all my life and never payed a bribe. Which Kenya are you talking about? All you posts have nothing related to the above topic. just social garbage. Google is far much better of in Kenya than SA.
Google will never afford Kenya. its not happening anytime soon.
Infact there are lots of Kenyan Doctors and Engineers working in SA.This was due to President Mois bad leadership hes no longer the leader though. SA blacks due to white apertheid didn't get good education or didn't go to school at all so they have along way to go before catching up with Kenyas educated work pool. The current govt is trying and Kenya has continued uninterrupted to produce and educated work force. Kenya hasnt had wars like some African countries.
You go to Kenya for a Safari then pretend to know the whole of kenya. very pathetic individual. I have been shot at several times in US too. And theres far more chance of being shot here than Kenya. Kenyans dont carry guns. Here almost everyone has a gun. The other week somebody was shot because of pepper at some restaurant. imagine pepper. what about the lunatic who killed over 30 students. Drugs and other stuff. I mean im just trying to compar. Your mentality is that you expected Kenya to be really nice. I mean every country has its dark side. So much for an Tech post.
Corruption is a bigger problem in US and Uk than in Kenya. The numbers in US and Uk are mindboggling.
Guys you come to Kenya for a few months then pretend to be experts about African life. Any idiot can guess theres more corruption in US and Asia than Africa and the numbers are far bigger than you think. Being from UK infact UK is more corrupt and you are the guys who stole from Africa and murdered Africans while building your country. You have the blood of slave traders and murderers and criminals in you. So dont pretend to be the nice guy here. I would rather here crap from an American than a British idiot. Also this post was about Technology and google setting up base in Kenya. What has kenyan food got to do with it? I love Kenya and Kenyan food.
Any story about Africa has to do with food and water?
It's about time. Many big foreign corporations Africa headquarters are based in Nairobi. GE recently moved it's Africa office to Kenya from SA as an example. Nairobi is also the host city of several United Nations agencies like UNEP and HABITAT as well as other international organizations. Kenya is also strategically located on the map of Africa unlike SA. Most of the current innovations are truly African driven unlike SA where most of the economy is still dominated by whites. Also SA Blacks have alot of catching up to do education wise. Kenya's Telecomunications sector is exploding. Kenya Airways has been voted consistently the best airline in Africa. Nairobi also has the most airline connections to other cities from Africa than any airline in Africa. It's therefore the ideal hub. Even Richard Branson was in Nairobi last month to launch Virgin airlines from Nairobi to London. Hes also eyeing investments in other areas like telecomunications. Kenya has a huge educated pool of workers. Kenya even sends the most number of students to study in America than any African country. And also Kenya has been a haven of peace in Africa no civil wars and the kind. Kenyans are always in a hurry, friendly and are agressive as this SA website says: http://www.africaalmanac.com/top20townscitys.html Lastly Kenyans love nature Kenya is beautiful and famous for its Safaris and world beating Athletes Even the word "Safari" is Kenyan Swahili for travel. Lastly theres enuff coffee for google geeks so expect some great code. There's no reason why not to choose Kenya.